‘You sweat, you die’ – Inside the mind and body of an ultra-athlete
Founder & CEO of PledgeSports, Richard Pearson, recently caught up with ultra-athlete, Audrey McIntosh, as she prepares for a challenge never before attempted by any woman in history. Audrey McIntosh is a 53 year-old mother and ultra-athlete from Scotland. By her own admission, Audrey is an ordinary woman fitting in training around her family and work […]
27th October 2016 read full articleFundraising Dressage with PledgeSports
Is Dressage your passion? Do you dream of becoming a champion of the sport? Is it your ambition to follow in the footsteps of the forefathers of Dressage, like Federico Grisone, William Cavendish and Gustav Steinbrecht? Do you you strive to be a great revolutionary, like Charlotte Dujardin or Debbie McDonald? If so, PledgeSports can […]
26th October 2016 read full articleGeneration of tennis is inspired by Elena Baltacha
On May 14th 2014, British tennis icon and former Olympian, Elena Baltacha-Severino, passed away after her battle with a serious liver condition and ultimately, liver cancer. The legacy Baltacha left behind is one of inspiration and determination. Diagnosed with Primary Sclerosis Cholangitis at 19, Elena played her way to the top of the tennis world, overcoming […]
7th October 2016 read full articleFestival Premiere for Emma Cahill Story
CONGRATULATIONS to director Jessica Lamb and Pledge Sports crowdfunded Emma Cahill. Their short documentary film about Emma, titled Recycled Equestrian, has been selected to premiere at the Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival on October 6. The project was made as part of a Filmbase.ie documentary film-making course, and is the second Film […]
13th September 2016 read full articleGood luck to our crowdfunded Paralympians!
IT’S day one of the Rio 2016 Paralympics and we are looking forward to seeing our crowdfunded Paralympians in action! Of course, they aren’t just our crowdfunded Paralympians, they are also yours; it was your support that helped them get to Rio 2016 and it is your support that will continue to fire them through […]
8th September 2016 read full articleAny of these your sports? Take aim for Tokyo 2020
FIVE new sports will be introduced to the Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee announced today – and we are here to help all of them through sports crowdfunding. A total of 28 sports will be played at the Rio 2016 Games over the next two weeks, but these leave out hugely […]
3rd August 2016 read full article12 PledgeSports Crowdfunders selected for Rio 2016!
NO turning back now. Olympic selections have been made for Rio 2016 and we’re thrilled to announce that we have helped 12 athletes and teams make it on to their Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic rosters. And we’re already working on fundraising campaigns to help the future generation of stars get to Tokyo 2020! Are […]
21st July 2016 read full articleWomen’s Rugby Support Rises With Olympic 7s Debut
WOMEN’S Rugby will be played at the Olympic Games for the first time this August as the new Rugby 7s tournaments for men and women are introduced at Rio 2016. In the build-up to that, we have seen an influx in brand new Women’s Rugby teams, and expanding established teams, coming to us with renewed […]
20th July 2016 read full articleTwo Millies And A Ross – Diving In For GB & Sheffield
TWO Millies and a Ross have joined PledgeSports.org to fund their first major step towards becoming Team GB’s Divers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Millie Haffety, Millie Fowler, and Ross Haslam are part of Britain’s elite junior diving squad. They are teenagers, who have just finished their A Levels, are all from Sheffield, and have […]
29th June 2016 read full articleFive Things You Don’t Know About Shannon McCurley
SHANNON McCURLEY is an Australian-born Irish woman with a need for speed and an insatiable appetite for competition. She’s joined PledgeSports.org to fund her continued preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympics, after unexpectedly becoming the first ever Irish female track cyclist to qualify for a Games. People in this hemisphere don’t know a lot about […]
16th June 2016 read full article